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Jan. 12

1951: Ezzard Charles knocks out Lee Oma in the 10th round at Madison Square Garden
in New York to retain the heavyweight title.

1958: Dolph Schayes of the Syracuse Nationals sets an NBA record for career points
in a 135-109 victory over the Detroit Pistons. Schayes scores 23 points to bring his career mark to
11,770, breaking the record of 11,764 held by George Mikan.

1958: The NCAA rules committee makes the first change in football scoring rules
since 1912 by adding the two-point conversion.

1960: Syracuse’s Dolph Schayes becomes the first player in NBA history to score
15,000 career points.

1969: New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath “guarantees” a victory before the game
against the 17-point favorite Baltimore Colts, then leads the AFL to its first Super Bowl victory,
a 16-7 triumph over a Baltimore team that had lost only once in 16 games all season.

2001: Minnesota defenseman J.J. Daigneault ties an NHL record by playing for his
10th team when he appears in a 5-0 loss to the Avalanche.